Editing Gaborone (section)

==Culture==
The [[Botswana National Museum|National Museum and Art Gallery]] is located just northwest of the Mall along Independence Road.<ref name="map" /> The museum opened in 1968. It holds many things from traditional crafts to works of art by local artists. The museum houses original paintings by [[Thomas Baines]] and [[Lucas Sithole]]. Exhibits include ''Artists in Botswana'', ''Children's Art Competition'' and ''Thapong International''. Outside the museum, there are various forms of transportation such as wagons, sledges, and ''bakkies'' ([[pickup truck]]s). There is also an exhibit on the [[San people|San]], the earliest inhabitants of southern Africa.<ref name="yeah">{{cite web |title=Gaborone Holidays – a Visit to the Vibrant Cosmopolitan Capital |date=24 May 2006 |url=http://www.syl.com/travel/gabaroneholidaysavisittothevibrantcosmopolitancapital.html |access-date=5 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100625031736/http://www.syl.com/travel/gabaroneholidaysavisittothevibrantcosmopolitancapital.html |archive-date=25 June 2010 }}</ref> The museum opened a {{convert|3.6|ha|acre|adj=on|sigfig=1}}<ref name="garden">{{cite web |title=National Botanical Garden |publisher=Botanic Gardens Conservation International |url=http://www.bgci.org/garden.php?id=2254&ftrCountry=BW&ftrKeyword=&ftrBGCImem=&ftrIAReg= |access-date=19 September 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310122528/http://www.bgci.org/garden.php?id=2254&ftrCountry=BW&ftrKeyword=&ftrBGCImem=&ftrIAReg= |archive-date=10 March 2012 }}</ref> botanical garden called the [[National Botanical Garden (Botswana)|National Botanical Garden]] on 2 November 2007.<ref>{{cite web |author=Palapye |title=National Museum to Launch Botanical Garden |date=25 October 2007 |url=http://palapye.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/national-museum-to-launch-botanical-garden/ |access-date=31 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110824003744/http://palapye.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/national-museum-to-launch-botanical-garden/ |archive-date=24 August 2011 }}</ref> The garden was built to protect Botswana's indigenous plant life, and 90% of its total plant species are native plants from Botswana.<ref name=garden />

The Maitisong Festival was started in 1987 and is held every year for seven days on either the last week of March or the first week of April. The festival holds outdoor concerts, plays, and films in various venues around the city.<ref name=lonelyplanet />

"My African Dream" was a performing-arts competition during the 2000s that was held every year at the Gaborone International Convention Center. The show featured many [[kwaito]] dancers and musicians.<ref name=botswana />

The book series ''[[The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency]]'', written by Scottish author [[Alexander McCall Smith]], is set in Gaborone. The books follow [[Precious Ramotswe]], the first female private detective in Botswana, and the mysteries that she solves.  The Detective Kubu series, by Michael Stanley (South African co-writers Michael Sears and Stanley Trollip), features Assistant Superintendent David 'Kubu' Bengu of the [[Botswana Police Service]] Criminal Investigation Department.<!-- == Cityscape == -->